“Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” Old Hollywood Chick Flick
“ Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day”
Opens: Friday, March 7, 2008 (Limited Release)
Director: Bahart Nalluri
MPAA: PG-13
Starring: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Tom Payne, Lee Pace, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Shirley Henderson
Ahh…the glamour of old Hollywood Chick Flicks for the modern day viewer! “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” is the story of a down on her luck British nanny,Guinevere Pettigrew(Frances McDormand), who steals an opportunity to work for aspiring actress and singer Delysia Lafossa. Delysia(Amy Adams) isn’t in want of a traditional nanny; instead she is in need of a social secretary. Delysia is having trouble juggling her love life, which is somewhat of a career for her.
Miss Pettigrew finds herself working for a woman involved in a love quadrangle (is there such a thing). Delysia is torn between three men who each provide her something quite different. Delysia is desperate for stardom and finds her chance for fame in Phil (Tom Payne) who is an up and coming producer. Nightclub owner, Nick (Mark Strong) provides Delysia’s lavish lifestyle and, Michael (Lee Pace) a talented musician that melts her heart. How is a girl to choose?!
Along the way, Miss Pettigrew finds herself with a glamorous makeover, new friendships and a budding romance of her own. The only problem is that her love interest, fashion designer Joe(Ciaran Hinds) has a fiancée, Edythe(Shirley Henderson). Edythe seeks to expose Miss Pettigrew’s lack of social status and, in Edythe’s defense she is Joe’s fiancée. Ahh…but,we still have to root for Miss Pettigrew who is another wonderful example of the ugly-duckling we have grown to love in Chick Flicks.
Interesting Facts:
“Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” is based on a Winifred Watson(British) 1938 novel.
Shirley Henderson is a familiar face from Harry Potter. She plays “Moaning Myrtle.”
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